Majorian
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Oct 4, 2026
MatthewHOST
In dire circumstances, we have seen great leaders that had a knack for spotting talent.
MatthewHOST
Like we talked about Gallienus, Aurelian, Aetius, Majorian, all these guys, right? And I think Heraclius had that knack as well.
MatthewHOST
And then there's the boy heir, Heraclius Constantine, a teenager.
MatthewHOST
Maybe he's like 14 years old at this point.
David KleperikNARRATOR
3.
David KleperikNARRATOR
Some years after the capture of Rome by Genseric, there was a Roman emperor named Majorian.
David KleperikNARRATOR
He was a good ruler and a brave man.
David KleperikNARRATOR
The Vandals still continued to attack and plunder cities in Italy and other countries belonging to Rome, and Majorian resolved to punish them.
David KleperikNARRATOR
So he got together a great army and built a fleet of three hundred ships to carry his troops to Carthage.
David KleperikNARRATOR
But he first marched his men across the Alps, through Gaul, and down to the seaboard of Carthagena, in Spain, where his fleet was stationed.
MatthewGUEST
Um, we have a, let's see.
MatteoGUEST
Uh, Majorian is probably there.
MatthewGUEST
Yeah, Majorian absolutely.
Emma SouthonHOST
Oh, Majorian.
Emma SouthonHOST
Yeah.
Emma SouthonHOST
[laughs]
MatthewGUEST
Definitely.
MatthewGUEST
I mean, it, if, there's nothing wrong with being a fanboy.
MasonHOST
And Theoderic did as Avidus asked, and he defeated the Suebi, and he took possession of many of the cities that the Suebi had conquered.
MasonHOST
While on campaign in Spain, however, Theoderic received word that his friend, Avidus, was deposed in a coup by a guy by the name of Majorian.
MasonHOST
Unable to help his friend, Theoderic began planning to rebel against the Romans.
MasonHOST
In 457, Theoderic declared himself independent from Roman control, and he seized control of the port city of Narbonne.
MasonHOST
Theoderic further ordered the Gothic troops still in Spain to seize control of the cities there, which they did.
MasonHOST
But this rebellion was ultimately short-lived, as Majorian gathered an army of barbarian mercenaries and marched on Gaul in 458.
MasonHOST
Majorian defeated the Visigoths at the city of Arles, then besieged their capital of Toulouse.
MasonHOST
Theoderic negotiated a treaty reaffirming his status as a subject of the Roman Empire, and he relinquished control of all of his territory outside of southern Gaul.